Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 28, 2003
Submitted
July 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46091
Aircraft time
83,849 hours, 22,246 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Part time
83,849 hours, 22,246 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FUSELAGE EXTERIOR REPLACE INTERIM DOUBLER BY A CLASS I REPAIR BETWEEN STA 480.000 - 500.000 L-21R TO L-23R. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7 PG 99/108. REMOVED INTERIM REPAIR IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7 PG 99/108. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER AND SHIM IAW SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7 99/108. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED FILLER AND DOUBLER AND SHIM IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER AND SHIM WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7 PG 99/108, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.

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